Gaurav Saxena’s parents died from COVID-19 within two days of each other. Then he heard Australia was blocking flights from India

Ever protective of her family, Kanak Saxena didn’t want to “bother the kids”.

“I’ll talk to you when I feel better,” her son, Gaurav, can still imagine her saying, if only to shield him from the carnage unfolding around her.

Unbeknownst to the 41-year-old, however, that day would never come.

“I…